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Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful…Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull…
Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful soldiers that the Devil either by his grand captains the emperors, or by his most dearly beloved sons and heirs the popes, have most cruelly martyred for the truth. With all the poisoned doctrines wherewith that great read dragon hath made drunken the kings and inhabitants of the earth; with the confutations of them together with all his traitorous practises and designs, against all Christian princes to this day, especially against our late Queen Elizabeth of famous memory, and our most religious Sovereign Lord King James. Faithfully abstracted out of the Book of martyrs, and divers other books. By Thomas Mason preacher of Gods Word.Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull souldiers that the Diuell either by his grand captaines the emperours, or by his most deerly beloued sonnes and heyres the popes, haue most cruelly martyred for the truth. With all the poysoned doctrins wherewith that great redde dragon hath made drunken the kings and inhabitants of the earth; with the confutations of them together with all his trayterous practises and designes, against all Christian princes to this day, especially against our late Queen Elizabeth of famous memorie, and our most religious Soueraigne Lord King Iames. Faithfully abstracted out of the Book of martyrs, and diuers other books. By Thomas Mason preacher of Gods Word.
London: printed by George Eld and Ralph Blower, 1615
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The tragical History of the worthy Duke of Somerset.
The tragicall History of the worthy Duke of Sommerset.
King Edward had three uncles by his mothers side: Edward, Thomas & Henry Semer: Edward was made protector of the Realm, and Thomas was made high Admiral of the same, so long as they were joined together in amity, they preserved themselves, and the King, and the Common-wealth: Sir Thomas Semer high Admiral, married Queen Katherine, late wife of King Henry, as you have heard; betwixt the said Queen, and the Duchess of Somerset, there fell great displeasure: And thereupon in the behalf of their wives grudge began between the brethren, after it was laid unto the Lord Admirals charge, that he purposed to destroy the young King• and translate the Crown unto himself, and for the same he was attainted and condemned, and did suffer at Tower Hill the twentieth of March, one thousand five hundred forty and nine, many reported that the Duchess of Somerset had wrought his death: whereby it came to pass, whether by Gods just judgement or no, In October after, that there was great consultation amongst the Lords, in the house of Master York, and at Baynard's Castle, and in the Lord Mayor of London's house, against the Lord Protector, remaining then with the King at Hampton Court: The King with his Council hearing thereof, first Secretary Peter with the Kings message was sent unto them, whom the Lords retained still with them, making no answer: whereupon the Lord Protector writ unto them, that the King was informed of your assembly: wherefore we sent Master Secretary Peter unto you: His Majesty, and we of his Council here do not a little marvel, that you stay here •he said M. Peter, and have not answered his Majesty, and we are sorry to see your doings bent with violence to bring the King and us to these extremities: which if you will take no other way, we intend with violence to defend with death, and to put it in Gods hand, who giveth victory as it pleaseth him: as touching private matters o avoid the effusion of Christian blood, and to preserve the Kings Majesties person, his Realm and Subjects, you shall find us agreeable to any reasonable conditions that you will require, for we esteem the Kings wealth, and tranquility of the Realm, more then other worldly things, yea then our life; praying them